Curtain or portiere fixture.



No. 655.241. Paiented Aug 7, I900. e. A. JOHNSON.

CURTAIN 0R PORTIERE FIXTURE.

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GEORGE A. JOHNSON, OF PARK RIDGE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRED H. FRICKE, OF SAME PLACE.

CURTAIN OR POR TI ERE'FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 655,241, dated August 7, 1900.

Application filed March 21,1900. Serial No. 9,499. on model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Park Ridge, in the State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Ourtain or Portiere Fixtures, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

My invention contemplates a simple and inexpensive fixture or device for suspending curtains, portieres, or the like, the object being to provide a fixture which can be readily attached to any doorway or window and which will suspend a curtain or portiere in such manner that it can be readily drawn aside, to provide an arrangement whereby the curtain or portiere will effectually close the window or doorway, to provide a fixture comprising a comparatively-small number of parts and of such construction that the said parts can be readily and easily assembled, and to provide certain details and features of improvement tending to render a device of this character serviceable and in every way satisfactory and desirable. i

To the attainment of the foregoing and other useful ends my invention consists in matters hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is.

a rear elevation of the curtain-fixture appliedto a doorway or window, the hollow traversepole which I employ being shown in longitudinal section for the purpose of showing the hangers, pulleys, and cord by which the said curtain or portiere is suspended and operated. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the curtain or portiere and the door or window frame shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line X X in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal section of the left-hand portion of the traverse-pole. Fig. 5 is an end view of the left-hand end of the traverse-pole. Fig. 6 is an end view of the right-hand end of the traverse-pole. Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of one of the hangers employed for suspending the curtains or portieres. Fig. 8 is an enlarged view of one of the two middle hangers. Fig. 9 is a perspective of the pulley shown at the left in Fig. 1. Fig. 10 is a plan of the lefthand end of the traverse-pole shown in Fig.

1. Fig. 11 illustrates a form of bracket by which the traverse-pole can be suspended from the face or outside surface of-a door or window casing. V

The ordinary door or window casing comprises an upper horizontal portion A, usually called the cap, and a couple of upright or vertical side portions B, commonly called the tjamb-posts. The hollow traverse-pole C is preferably secured to the under side of said cap. as, for instance, by means of brackets D. This hollow traverse pole or tube is provided 011 its under side with a longitudinal slot or opening 0 and is preferably of such length that its ends abut against the jambposts. The portiere or curtain E is in this case parted or divided at themiddle and is suspended from the pole by hangers F. With the. exception of the two central or middle hangers each hanger consists of a cup f, having a depending eye f, as shown in Fig. 7, and each of the said two middle hangers consists of acup f, having a depending eye f and an upwardly-extending eye f, as shown in Fig. 8. A single-wheel pulley G is secured to the left-hand end of the traverse pole or tube and a double-Wheel pulleyH to the righthand end. The pulley G comprises a grooved wheel 9 and a block, the latter having a hookshaped portion g, and pulley H is similar with the exception that it is provided with two wheels. The hollow traverse pole ortube is provided at each end with a notch or recess e.

The notch or recess at the left is engaged by the hook-shaped portion 9' of the pulley 9, while the notch or recess at the right is engaged by the hook-shaped portion h of the pulley H, it being observed that with this arrangement the pulleys are brought within the pole or tube and that the notches or recesses 0' permit the pulley-blocks to set in flush with the end of the pole. In this way the said pole or tube can be of a length to exactly fit between the two j arnb-posts. The cord I is reeved through the pulley H, is secured to the eye of one of the middle hangers, is then reeved through the pulley G and brought back and attached to the eye 10f the other of the two middle hangers, and is then reeved over the other wheel of the pulley H, it being observed that the two end portions 1, and t" are, in this way permitted to hang side by side at the right of the doorway; The depending eyes of the hangers are engaged by hooks e,secured to the curtain 0r portire. Preferably the upper portion of the curtain or portiere is provided with a box-plait or thelike, which extends to the under surface of the cap A. With such provision and arrangement the traverse-pole is concealed from view and the closure of the doorway is rendered dust-proof.

With the foregoing construction and arrangement it is obvious that the two portions of the curtain or portire can be separated or drawn aside by simply pulling on the end portion '11 of the cord I and that the two portions can then be returned or brought together by pulling on the end portion 11.

In Fig. 11 I have illustrated. a form of bracket by which the traverse-pole can be suspended from the face or outside surface of the door or window casing rather than from the under side of the cap. This bracket J is provided with holes j, through which screws can be inserted into the casing, and

is formed with a head or socket portion j,

adapted to receive the end portion of the traverse-pole. With this provision a curtain or portiere can be suspended before a doorway or window rather than between the jambs, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 2. I prefer, however, to support the pole or tube from the under side of the cap and to have the ends of the same brought close to the jamb-lining.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A curtain or portiere fixture comprisinga suitable traverse-pole, means for suspending a. curtain or portire therefrom, pulleys having blocks formed with hook-shapedportions engaging the ends of said pole, the relative formation of the pole and blocks being such that the pulleys are maintained in their proper positions, and an operating cord reeved over the pulley-wheels and suitably connected'with said portiere or curtain.

2. A curtain or portiere fixture comprising a hollow traverse-pole having a notch at each end and a slot in its under side, hangers sliding in said slot, pulleys having blocks formed with projections which engage said notches,

' and an operating-cord reeved over the pulleywheels and connected with one or more of said hangers, the cord and pulley-wheels being inclosed within said pole, substantially as described.

3. A curtain or portiere fixture comprising a hollow traverse-pole having a slot on its under side, hangers for suspending said curtain or portire and arranged to slidein said slot, pulleys having hook-shaped blocks removably engaging the ends of said hollow traverse der side and a notch at each end, hangers for suspending said curtain or portiere and arranged to slide in said slot, pulleys having hook-shaped blocks adapted to removably en- Y gage notches in the ends of said pole, and an operating-cord reeved over the wheels of said pulleys and connected with one or more of said hangers, the hollow pole inclosing said cord and pulleys, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE A. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

A. F. DURAND, ARTHUR G. OLSEN. 

